BmeBenji@lemm.ee to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 3 months agoKB, MB, GB, and TB are all part of the metric system. What empirical measurements should we Free™️ Americans use for computer memory?message-squaremessage-square167fedilinkarrow-up1381arrow-down127
arrow-up1354arrow-down1message-squareKB, MB, GB, and TB are all part of the metric system. What empirical measurements should we Free™️ Americans use for computer memory?BmeBenji@lemm.ee to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 3 months agomessage-square167fedilink
minus-squaresolrize@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up76·edit-23 months ago1 tweet = 140 bytes 1 (printed) page = 60 lines of 60 characters = 3600 bytes 1 moa (minute of audio in 128000 bps mp3) = 960000 bytes 1 mov (minute of video) = typically around 30MB but varies by resolution and encoding, like ounces vs troy ounces vs apothecary ounces. 1 loc (library of congress, used for measuring hard drive capacity) = around 10TB depending on jurisdiction.
minus-squareGraniteM@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months ago 1 moa (minute of audio in 128000 bps mp3) Give me 320000 bps or give me death!
1 tweet = 140 bytes
1 (printed) page = 60 lines of 60 characters = 3600 bytes
1 moa (minute of audio in 128000 bps mp3) = 960000 bytes
1 mov (minute of video) = typically around 30MB but varies by resolution and encoding, like ounces vs troy ounces vs apothecary ounces.
1 loc (library of congress, used for measuring hard drive capacity) = around 10TB depending on jurisdiction.
Give me 320000 bps or give me death!